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El alumno

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Invierno de 1954, Norfolk (Inglaterra). Jonathan Palmer se siente prisionero bajo las severas reglas del internado Kirkston Abbey. Adolescente tímido y de carácter débil, traba amistad con Richard Rockeby, frío, calculador y con un enorme poder de seducción, quien se convertirá, en un principio, en un importante apoyo para Jonathan. Sin embargo, debido a problemas familiares, su nuevo amigo acumula en su seno un odio terrible que descargará sobre él, el resto de alumnos y los profesores. Cincuenta años más tarde, Tim Webber, un ambicioso periodista, intenta destapar la verdad sobre el caso para conseguir una historia que le lance a la fama. Para ello, contactará con un ex alumno de aquella promoción, quien le relatará lo ocurrido, pero…¿está Tim dispuesto a asumir las consecuencias de sacar a la luz este descubrimiento?

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El alumno, Patrick Redmond

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2002
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This book was a rollercoaster. At first I thought it was a murder mystery, but then nothing happened and I got confused. Then I thought it would be about homosexuality in the 1950s but also no?? Up until page 180 I could not tell what the book was about, but the character of Richard was so well written that I became a fan instantly. The toxic friendship and the need of feeling valued really stuck with me to the very, very unexpected ending. They don't call this a tragedy for nothing.